Based on her excitement, one would think Connelly had received something, rather than given things away.

She’s talking about the response to what began Friday as a simple message on her Facebook page calling for “blankets, towels, coats, toilet paper, soap, deodorant, sweats, socks, or anything!!” to help the victims of Hurricane Sandy.

Connelly, who owns Hyper Fit Training in the borough, joined with the You Cannot Be Replaced charity for the clothing drive.

“We were inundated,” Connelly said.

The original drop-off and distribution site was the borough gazebo.

That soon switched to near the post office, and soon local churches began to offer space to distribute clothing and other items.

“It quickly turned into a supplies drive,” said Chris Dayton, whose family runs You Cannot Be Replaced.

From 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Dayton said, “people were dropping off truckloads and truckloads” of items. “It’s remarkable.”

That continued into Sunday, he said.

Such organizations as the Special Olympics chipped in, too, dropping off long-sleeve shirts and other clothing.

Volunteers with the group made more than 500 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches to hand out to residents Saturday while they waited in long lines for passes to return to their damaged homes near the beachfront, Connelly said.

Others made meatball sandwiches and other food to hand out, Connelly said.

Brielle resident June Harvey said the food she received changed her outlook.

“I was in a bad mood until I saw this,” she said. “If it wasn’t for them, we would have to go to a shelter somewhere.”

Clothing and toiletries are not the only items being given away in the borough to help storm victims.

A number of Main Street restaurants are giving away food and drink to those in need of hot meals.

Late Sunday morning, those restaurants included Max Devros, George Lu’s Chinese restaurant and Sweet Teas.